Method of making lens mountings



Dec. 30, 1930. w, GRQM 1,787,266

ivmnob OF MAKING LENS MOUNTINGS Filed Jan. 29, 1950 HHHIHHH \mmnnuu INVENTOR [fang Wfirom %Z6 ATTORNEY p Patentecl Dec. 30, 1930 ifi U NITE D YSTATES nnmtr W; GRoM, OFNEWARK, NEW JERSEY, nssrenonroconrmnnrnn OPTICAL A rear/[E COMPANY; or NEWARK, nEwJnRsnY, A conronnrron or NEW JERSEY jrThisinvention relateslto lens mountings eyeglasses, and particularly toan im? proved nethod of making-the same.

"f"'l'llhe princip al object of the invention is theprovision of; a simple and inexpensivev method'ofmaking lens mountings for eyeglasses adapted, to receive an ornamental design. inlsuch 1a manner as to' render, indiscernible the line of contact'between the parts infwhich the temples are pivoted.v

Anotherob ect f theinvention is the pro 'izisionof a 'nie'th'od of making lens mounts which consists in "securing a cover plate, which may .be provided with an vornamental to} the ends j o f; a split lens rim and to the temple hinge members, projecting theref- "from when spaced a: predetermined distance if iiirnjeach other andfcutting; the cover ,plate falo'ng'the gapbetweenlthe ends r, the split andhinge members so that when the ends of the, rim are, moved into contact with each otherfthe ip artsof the" cover plate are moved into] contact with each other and the parts -the desi-gnlthereonare brought into exact re istr nts witheac'hiother; V 5 fA, ;stil 1 further'object of the invention is the pro'vis'ion Of. a method er making lens v mounts which consists in forming avdesign in relief in complementary parts,separated by'a narrow spaceon a coverplate, and secur- Iing'the cover plate to the endsofasplit lens rim, With: the: 'sp acefbetween the parts .of the design;,,opposite the gap between thev ends design. nto reglstratlonr of'fthe' rim and cuttingiawa y thecoverplate betwjenlthe parts of the desigmso that the parts of the cover, plate are brought .into contact with: each other and. the parts. of the Tofthese and other ends, the-invention consists inthe construction and arrangement of parts that will appearfrom the following description when read .conjunctionwith he i wompa y n w ng t e, v

' ture's beingpointed out inthe; claims fol a'MErHon or MAKING LENS ,MoUN'rINGs Application filed J'anua'ry 29,1930. vseriar iwol 424,2 90.

- Figure 2 is a front elevation of the cover plate;'- l (Figure 3 1s a; transverse sectional view through the temple hinge with the cover plate L secured thereto; i

i Figures is a similar view showing the cover plate cut away between the ends of the split rim, and the ends of the split rim secured together, the section being taken sub.-

stantially on line of Figure 5,'and I v Figureb is a fragmentary view of the outer endof a lens mount constructed according menewa'y of performing the invention;

Referring more particularly to the drawing's, inlwhich like reference numerals refer to the same partsin all figures, 1 representsa split lens rim, havinglugs 2 and 3 projecting laterally'fromthe adjacent ends thereof and providing convenient means for securing the ends togetherto clamp a lens in the rim and also, providingv hinge members in which the temple is pivotally mounted. The ends of the hinge members are cut at their inner sides at 4 to form a clearance-for the end of the temple which engages-the inner wall-thereof vwhen fully extended."- Each of the projections 2 and 3 is provided withopenings 5 and 6 which are adapted to aline with each other, the openings 5 being adapted to receive a headed screw for securing the parts together and clamping the rim on the periphery of a ure2 andis somewhat broader in vertical pivot for breadth, as seen in the drawings, than the combined breadth of the lugs or hinge members 2fand 3,- sothatwhen secured thereto with its upper and'lower edges flush respectively'withthe upper edge of the member 2 and the lower edge of the member 3, said members are secured in spaced relation with a gap between them, substantially as show in F igure 1. i

The front face of the plate 7 may beengraved with a suitable ornamental design in ends of a lens rim, spacing said hinge members a predetermined distance from each other, forming a cover plate of a size and shape to conceal the hinge members and ends of the rim when spaced from each other, forming a design on its front face, said design be-,

' ing formed in relief in two'symmetrical parts separated by a plain surface of a Width corresponding to the gap between the hinge members, and soldering the plate to the hinge members with its plain surface over the gap l between them, and cutting away that portion of the plate bearing the plain surface.

' design on its frontface, said design being S. The .method of making lens mounts, which consists in forming a laterally projecting hinge member on each of the adjacent ends of a lens rim, spacing said hinge members a predetermined distance from each other, forming a cover plate of a size and shape to conceal the hinge members and ends of the rim when spaced from each other, forming a formed in relief in two symmetrical parts separated by a plain surface of a width corresponding to the gap between the hinge members, and soldering the plate to the hinge members with itsplainsurface over the gap I between them, and cutting away that portion of the plate positioned over the'gap between the hinge members, so that when the hinge members are'secured to each other to clamp a lens in the rim the parts of the design register with each other and render the meeting line my name.

between the'two parts of the plate substan tially indiscernible.

9. The method of making lens mounts which consists in forming a laterally projecting lug on each of the adjacent ends of a split lens rim having an ornamental design formed thereon, spacin the ends a predetermined distance apart, orming a cover plate of a size 1 and shape to conceal the lugs and the ends of the rim when spaced from each other, forming a design in relief on its front face in two symmetrical parts and formed to continue the design on the rim, soldering'the plate to the lugs with one part of the design directly in front of each of thelugs, and cutting away that portion of the plate in front of thegap between the lugs, so that when the lugs are moved into contact with each other to clamp a lens in the rim thesymmetrical parts of the design are moved together and render the meeting line bet-ween the two parts of the plate substantially;indiscernible.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed HENRY w. GROM. 

